GENERAL PEDAGOGY
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher:
Maria VOLPICELLI
Expected Learning Outcomes
The course aims at providing
the basic knowledge concerning the main themes and issues of general pedagogy. This will
take place through a preliminary examination of the educational theories of the
main protagonists in the history of contemporary pedagogy, as well as through
the reading and analysis of the programme’s required texts by Immanuel Kant,
Antonio Labriola and Giuseppe Lombardo Radice.
According to the Dublin descriptors, at the end of the
course, students will have to achieve the following specific learning objectives:
1) Knowledge and understanding
Understanding some fundamental aspects inherent to the
concept of General Pedagogy, gaining knowledge regarding the historical path of
General Pedagogy and the educational strategies related to it in its most
representative moments; gaining a clear understanding of the major currents of
thought through the work and critical reflection of the major representatives
of contemporary pedagogy; understanding the concepts set out in the required
reading pedagogical texts.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
Being able to use the knowledge acquired to understand
and explore themes and issues relating to one's own field of study and research,
and also beyond.
3) Making judgements
Being able to
formulate personal interpretations around the discipline’s themes, in particular
regarding the thoughts contained in the pedagogical texts being read and
commented upon and their social, ethical and scientific implications.
4) Communication skills
Knowing how to express oneself correctly in Italian,
knowing how to appropriately use the specialistic lexicon, knowing how to
distinguish between the different theories and the different pedagogical
models.
5) Learning skills
Knowing
how to compare the programme’s contents, also moving transversally to the
different areas indicated; being able to autonomously develop research by using
the tools acquired during the course.
Course Structure
Frontal lectures in which the educational theories of a number of
authoritative pedagogists are explained; reading, analysis and commentary on
the pedagogical works of the authors indicated in the programme; lessons on
specific topics with the collaboration of specialists.
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites required
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory
Detailed Course Content
In addition to providing a general overview of the pedagogical theories
of a number of significant exponents of Western thought, the course is
dedicated to the analysis and commentary of the pedagogy lessons of Immanuel
Kant, of the pedagogy lessons held by Antonio Labriola at ''La Sapienza''
University and of Lezioni di didattica e ricordi di esperienza
magistrale by Giuseppe Lombardo Radice.
Textbook Information
- F. De Giorgi (a cura di), Storia della
pedagogia, Brescia, Scholé, 2021, pp. 21-32; 45-55; 81-92; 193-203; 205-239;
301-311.
- I. Kant, La pedagogia,
(a cura di L. Bellatalla e G. Genovesi), Roma, Anicia, 2009, pp. 1-215.
- G. Lombardo Radice, Lezioni di
didattica e ricordi di esperienza magistrale, (a cura di M. Volpicelli),
Roma, Anicia, 2020, pp. 1- 441.
- M. Volpicelli, L’insegnamento
della pedagogia di Antonio Labriola all’Università ‘‘ La Sapienza’’. Tesi,
sommari programmi, appunti 1893-1901, Roma, Anicia, 2023, pp. 1- 149.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All
the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
